Italy Permanent Virtual Exhibition and Business Directory

Maybe it’s the world’s most beautiful country, from the Italian Alps to the shores of the Adriatic, Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas? Ah, Italia! It’s impossible not to love her, and now, thanks to the most extensive Italian business directory on the Internet or anywhere else, ItalyExpoOnline.com, it’s impossible not to do business here. Prego!

The Italian economy is divided into two segments, the northern segment, which comprises the manufacture of quality consumer goods by Italian companies (many of which are family-owned SMEs), and the southern segment, which is largely dependent on agriculture. Key industries, particularly in the north, include ceramics, chemicals, clothing, food processing, footwear, iron and steel, machinery, motor vehicles and textiles.

Italy’s agriculture is the foodstuff of legend; the country’s key agricultural exports include beef, dairy products, fish, fruits and vegetables, grain (pasta), grapes, olives and olive oil, potatoes, soybeans, sugar beets and wine. Tourism, of course, helps drive GDP in both the north and south of the country, and helps make Italy the third-largest euro zone economy after Germany and France.

Doing Business in Italy

Italy’s strategic position in the Mediterranean gives it easy access to southern, central and northern Europe. Its geopolitical position enables access to about 700 million consumers in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.  Read Full Article

Investing in Italy

Italian economy is the world’s 7th largest economy with a GDP of $2.1 trillion. Italy’s economy is expected to grow 1.1% in 2010 following two years of decline due to the global recession. Italy’s population is 60 million. The economy is dominated by small, family owned companies (90 % of Italian firms are small or medium size).  Read Full Article